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Vanity kit essentials: Makeup brushes and tools

We all have a kit of our special beauty essentials that we design our dress-up routines around. That one precision brush we can’t do without or that nude lip gloss which is a must to complete the look. The list of makeup must-haves and favourites varies from person to person.

However, there is always something missing in our beauty arsenals that often makes us weary to do up a look to our satisfaction. It could be something small, like a lash curler or a particular mascara wand or something more significant like a soft blender or an angled eyeliner brush.

Rummage through your makeup kits and figure out what you need to make your makeup rituals go smooth and fuss-free. Check out our rave collection of makeup tools and accessories to find outstanding products from brands like Colorbar, Clinique, Deborah Milano, Faces, Lakme, and Chambor.

Makeup brushes come in all shapes and sizes, each with its unique function and utility. They cover every aspect of makeup application from priming to blending, from contouring to smudging, from concealing to highlighting, from buffing to toning. For eyes and lips, there are brushes to highlight the eyes, line the lips, to apply lip gloss, mascara, eye shadow, and eye liner. Once you know what each type of brush is meant for, trust us, it isn’t that overwhelming to tell a blender from a smudger!

People are often confused about the different shapes of makeup brushes. Let’s quickly break down the basic brush shapes out there. The most common shapes are round, flat, fan and angled. The newest addition to the market are oval brushes that are a cult among the beauty bloggers these days. All these makeup brushes vary in size and density of their bristles, to suit every kind of makeup technique with the ease of an artist.

Find a brush with soft bristles that can give you good coverage and smooth application. The Kabuki brush by Colorbar is a versatile, dense brush for blending, toning, and highlighting. The large dome shape and soft bristles are ideal for buffing foundation or powder. If you’re a fan of smoky eyes, use Clinique’s Eye Contour Brush to smudge the eye liner and blend it nicely with the eye shadow. Prepare a basic eye essentials kit with a concealer brush, an eyeshadow brush, a blending brush, a liner, a smudger, and a mascara wand, for a flawless application of colour, needed to create a well-toned, classy look.

To add some basic makeup tools and accessories to that, do not miss the trusty lash curler – it can do wonders to give your eyelashes that defined curl. A pair of tweezers always make for a handy tool to shape those brows and groom them neatly. Cosmetic sharpeners for your lip liners or eye pencils and kajals are a quick tool to give you a sharp point for precision and to avoid unnecessary smudging from those soft, blunt tips. A makeup kit is incomplete without a few sponges and powder puffs. These versatile assets work well with any medium – mousse, cream, liquid, clay or powder – for effortless blending, buffing and toning. They are easy to clean, maintain and use and always flexible and convenient to work with.

While we slowly load up our collection of makeup brushes and accessories, what about cleaning them after use? To maintain a good skincare hygiene, you must gently clean the brushes after every application to prevent bacterial infestations that can result in acne breakouts and clogged pores. A regular cleanse can avoid the soft bristles from wearing out, making them last a really long time. Use Clinique’s Makeup Brush Cleanser spray to remove all the gunk accumulated in them within minutes!

You don’t need to own every single brush on the market to be able to effectively achieve your desired look. You just need to find the right brushes for the right tasks. Perfect the lavish art of makeup with our range of makeup tools to enhance your vanity kit and create a unique makeup ritual to go with your style.

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